Disclaimer: No money being made all characters belong to J.K.ROWLING as do all places and themes only the story is mine!! AS PROMISED CHAPTER FOUR!!! Chapter four

As the two souls were bonding, Sirius Black was sending word to Dumbledore, not actually knowing the reasons for Hermione's arrival:

Albus,

      Come immediately to the Leaky Cauldron, Hermione Granger arrived only a short time ago bruised and battered, do not yet know the cause but it looks as if she has been attacked.

                               Yours

                                   S.B

The owl sensing his masters' urgency flew as quickly as possible.

Meanwhile…

"Oh no child please don't trust me not now, Lupin you fool if you hadn't of bloody shouted this would not be happening, what an idiot!"

Oblivious to Snape's thoughts Lupin only urged him to heal Hermione's wounds not noticing the icy glares of a potions master.

Hermione's fate however, had been sealed; trust was only an option with the once loathed professor. She herself did not know the reasons for having something more than hate for Snape, her mind was curious bordering with hysteria at the calmness which she felt while with him, while her heart and soul had the matter settled- he was trustworthy what ever any one said and he was the only one she could trust.

This point was made fact with the other occupants of the room as Lupin slowly but not wisely tried to approach:

"Lupin, if I were you…" tried Snape but was too late,

"GET AWAY, DON'T COME NEAR ME, DON'T TOUCH ME, AND JUST GET AWAY!" A very frightened Hermione screams, she scrambles back on the bed, falls, but crawls into the nearest corner of the room,

"Please, only you professor" She says quietly pointing at Snape.

"Severus, why…?" begins Lupin but is silenced by a glare.

Snape moves around the bed and towards the corner-playing hostess to Hermione, he kneels in front of the girl, wincing slightly at the untainted trust in her eyes and works on healing her diligently for several minutes, when lastly he hands her a small vial of dreamless sleep potion which she immediately takes and drinks, falling into an easy and peaceful sleep.          

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